Description

FILLONGLEY MERIDEN ROAD
SP28NE (East side)
6/39 Park House
11/11/52 (Formerly listed as Park House
and Barn)
GV II
House. Early/mid C17 and early C19 alterations. Timber-framed with red brick
infill, part rendered, on sandstone plinth. Later red brick of random bond.
Plain-tiled gabled roofs with side stacks of sandstone to north and south
cross-wings. Red brick above the ridge. Plan of double-ended hall house with
central hall and entry bay. Extended by a short service range to north
cross-wing and to road side of centre range. 2 storeys. Principal elevation to
the garden. Hall range has segmental arch to first floor C20 wood casement.
Doorway in early C19 doorcase with moulded architrave and flat hood on scroll
brackets. 6 flush panelled door and rectangular fanlight with glazing bars.
South cross-wing was probably a parlour range. 2 bays. One C20 3-light wood
casement above C19 canted bay with small-pane wood casement. Similar
fenestration to gable end of north cross-wing. South cross-wing has exposed wall
framing in small panels and at first floor a casement with original chamfered
mullions. Adjoining the north cross-wing on the north side wall is a single bay
service range. Timber-framed, rendered and plain-tiled roof. One storey and
attic. Doorway in segmental arch. Gable end framing exposed. Interior: Centre
range has early C19 stick baluster staircase. The hall is unheated. Inglenook
hearth to service range and parlour hearth to south range. Cheese room with
plaster floor and a ground floor room has a dairy and another thralls for beer.
Through purlin wind braced roof.

Listing NGR: SP2743886853

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26481483

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets